Stories from Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Bernard Joseph Johnson, 76, resident of rural Deerfield, Mo., passed from this life Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott. He was born Nov. 25, 1937, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Hugh William and Mary Rebecca Neptune Johnson. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the class of 1955. He served in the United States Army for three years as a photographer. He married Norma Kay Linn on Dec. 29, 1962, in Bronaugh, Mo...

Lela Belle Hammontree Withrow, 97, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center, in Nevada. She was born on May 29, 1917, in Milo, Mo., to John William Bright and Vedder (Bishop) Bright. She was united in marriage to Robert William Hammontree on May 20, 1936, in Cedar County, Mo., and together the couple had four sons. ...

Cecil Robert "Bob" Periman, 71, of Nevada, died on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. He was born on Jan. 2, 1943, in the Montevallo, Mo., area to Cecil and Veora (Shouse) Periman. A memorial service for Bob Periman was held at 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 27, at the Pentecostal Assembly Church, 2010 N. Ash St., in Nevada...

By Arnold W. Schofield In late September of 1864, a large Confederate Army of 12,000 or more marched into southeast Missouri on which would be the last major Confederate Campaign in Missouri during the Civil War. This southern army was commanded by Major General Sterling Price and it would eventually culminate in having traveled more than 2,000 miles and become one of the longest mounted campaigns of the entire Civil War...

University of Missouri Extension and Missouri Department of Conservation are teaming up to host a workshop on field dressing game. It will be held Saturday, Nov. 8, at 10 a.m., at the Vernon County fairgrounds, Centennial Boulevard. Scott Sudkamp, Missouri Department of Conservation, will be teaching the workshop on field dressing game such as squirrel, rabbit, doves, quail and deer. Register by Nov. 5, by calling 417-448-2560. Registration is limited...

Nevada Daily Mail The American Red Cross is transforming its operations in southern Missouri to meet the growing demand for services while making the best use of donor dollars. That's according to a press release sent out by the Red Cross as the national organization undergoes a restructuring. Over the coming months, the Red Cross will begin to consolidate some of the teams in the Greater Ozarks Chapter...

By Floyd Jernigan Nevada Daily Mail A long-time pillar of the community may be leaving one office, but she still plans to continue on with her other efforts. Peggy Tedlock, who has shepherded the American Red Cross office and initiatives in Nevada for 35 years, will no longer serve in that capacity as the national organization undergoes a restructuring...

Nevada Daily Mail Three people have been arrested in Stotesbury as the result of a drug operation conducted by the Vernon County Sheriff's Office and the CNET Drug Task Force. According to a press release from the Vernon County Sheriff's Office, Daniel McCullough, 53, of Nevada, Paul Bordelon, 35, of Fort Scott, Kan., and David Shelton, 55, of Kansas, are being held in the Vernon County Jail...

David Irwin, who manages the Vernon County Recycling Center, said Monday that they filled all six, 30 cubic yard roll-off containers and could have used two more. He said they also collected 32 pallets of electronics, including computers, monitors, televisions ranging from portables to large console models and microwave ovens. "That's the most we've ever taken in. That is more than we have collected combining all the previous years," Irwin said...

Nevada Daily Mail A number of Nevada Tiger softball and volleyball athletes have been recognized for their athletic accomplishments. Tiger softball The West Central Conference All-Conference softball team, features four Tigers: junior shortstop Carsten Warner, senior pitcher Maddie Hedges, junior outfielder Reagan Bradley, and senior infielder Cheyenne Brewer...

Nevada Daily Mail Austin Forkner thoroughly enjoys living life in the fast lane. The 16-year old Richards resident is one of the top motocross amateurs in the world. Since he began racing at the age of 4, Forkner has won numerous events, including back-to-back Supermini championships at the prestigious Las Vegas Monster Energy Cup in 2012 and 2013...